Nobody's Listening Anyway

Mar 24 2025 173 ep. 55 mins 9
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John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer banter about the sports topics people in the Sioux Empire care about --- and some they'll make you care about.

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UConn-Jacks hoopla with Zim in Storrs

Mar 24 2025 74 mins  
Is SDSU vs UConn the biggest sporting event in the history of South Dakota State — and maybe even the state of South Dakota — considering the Jackrabbits' opponent, the stakes, and the national stage this game is on?Yes, there have been football FBS national titles and Div. II men's and women's national titles, plus other matchups with big-name, top-notch big league

Jacks got screwed in NCAA seeding. Now it's Cowgirls in UConn time!

Mar 18 2025 35 mins  
The Jackrabbits got hosed. That's Matt Zimmer's assessment of their No. 10 seed in the NCAA Women's Tournament, despite beating three ranked teams and playing four Quad-1 teams, with two close games. John Gaskins tried to make sense of the seeding with some NET and quad logic.Why will Oklahoma State be a difficult matchup for the Jacks? And, how much is Matt looking for

Aaron Rodgers in purple? And the Summit transfer portal is already active

Mar 18 2025 45 mins  
Aaron Rodgers hasn't found a place to play yet — at least, as of this show's publishing. So, why not the Minnesota Vikings? In this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway," Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins describe why they think Rodgers in purple would work, in addition to the McCarthy era that appears to be unfolding with lots of big-mone

Summit League Tournament Preview Show! (Plus, Buster Poindexter & Gene Hackman die)

Mar 05 2025 87 mins  
Who will emerge from a stacked, up-for-grabs field as the men's Summit League Tournament champion and go dancing? Will a home court advantage be enough for the South Dakota State men to overcome the loss of their starting point guard?Should SDSU's Oscar Cluff have been voted conference player of the year over Omaha's Marquel Sutton? Does USD's Grace Larkins deserve

Feb 25: Larson injury, Summit stretch run, Craig Smith & Saul Phillips firings, Gray Zabel draft stock rise

Mar 04 2025 45 mins  
John and Matt re-live their couples day drinking trip to Brookings on Sunday and get down to business with the Jacks' sleepy (until the last few minutes) win over Kansas City, how SDSU will fare without Owen Larson, the Omaha Mavs' first regular season title, and the final week of games before next year's tourney. Plus, Pierre native Gray Zabel is all of a sudden on Mel

Jacks-Yotes barnburners, SDSU women's 60 straight, SNL's 50th

Feb 22 2025 63 mins  
What should we make of the latest Jackrabbit victories in the State-U basketball series after a pair of riveting games? On this week's "Nobody's Listening Anyway" with John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer break down the SDSU men's trouble against USD's full-court press, Jacks coach Eric Henderson's teaching touch, the Coyotes' impressive climb back from th

Super Bowl review, State vs U preview, and Amazing Grace Larkins

Feb 12 2025 65 mins  
This may be as good of a mood Matt Zimmer has ever been in the four-plus years of "Nobody's Listening Anyway," as he appears to still be glowing — and gloating — over the humiliation of Patrick Mahomes and the get-out-of-my-life Kansas City Chiefs. However, Zimmer and John Gaskins explain why the putrid performance did not put much of a dent in Mahomes's legac

Super Bowl apathy, SDSU's big signing day, USD's need for more local players

Feb 05 2025 56 mins  
Steve Miller sucks! That's Matt's opinion on the 1970's and 80's rocker, and he isn't much more excited about the Super Bowl, despite the fact the Chiefs could reach NFL mortality with three straight titles. Warning: We are NOT your authority on the breakdown of the matchups of the game!... but we do dive into prop bets and past Super Bowl halftime shows —

Why do you gotta be so good? (Goedert, McCormick, Kalen-Kurtiss, Jackson-Jimmy, Parliament, recruiting, Jacks-Yotes hoops)

Jan 30 2025 58 mins  
In a rollicking, one-hour pow-wow from the Gateway Lounge, 17-year friends and 5-year podcast partners John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer take their maiden voyage on a made-for-TV (well, YouTube) episode and dive further into the nation's obsession and aggression toward the Kansas City Chiefs, then steer into local football matters like Zim's interview with Steelers offensive l

Jacks & Yotes hired the right guys -- if they're not around long

Jan 28 2025 56 mins  
Zim lauds the hires of head football coaches Dan Jackson (SDSU) and Travis Johansen (USD) but explains why they won't be considered great hires if both guys are still around a decade from now. Also, some words about the amount of coverage the state's two D1 athletic programs get. As Zim says, "Title IX does not apply to media coverage." Also, a glimpse into early Summit League hoop